Pretty sure reselling software is frowned upon and probably not legal.

EQ7 is out now, so I would think any retailers who still have EQ6 would have it at a good discount.

Donna

There is a Yahoo group called sewitsforsale where people regularly sell EQ5 and 6. It is my understanding that you can re-sell as long as you remove the program from your computer first. The people who sell also state in their add that they have removed it.

This might help (copied from http://www.electricquilt.com/Support/FAQ/copyright.asp):

Copyright Frequently Asked Questions

The Electric Quilt Company does not claim copyright to any quilt blocks. What we do hold copyright to is the software itself, which means you may not lend or copy the software.

Any blocks that *we* designed are copyright free. Any blocks that someone else designed are not copyright free.

This Website
All images and text are property of The Electric Quilt Company unless otherwise noted. You must write for permission to use these images or text if they are in the Home, Community, Retailers, Support, Forums, Blog, Company, or Album sections of our website. You may borrow images or text from the Products area, for any products except EQ6, EQ6 Upgrade, EQ7, or the EQ7 Upgrade, without writing for permission for the means of building your own web store that sells our products. If you are reselling EQ6, EQ6 Upgrade, EQ7, or the EQ7 Upgrade, you may borrow images or text without writing for permission only if you have agreed to The Electric Quilt Company guidelines for resellers, and we have a signed copy of the MAP policy described in the following paragraph. If we do not have a signed MAP policy, you will be considered in violation.

EQ6 software and EQ6 Upgrade software
Individuals / companies offering EQ6, EQ6 Upgrade, EQ7, or EQ7 Upgrade software products for sale, must adhere to The Electric Quilt Company's guidelines for resellers which includes a Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) Policy. For complete information on these guidelines, please visit the Retailer section of our web site.

Seriously, I am NOT the quilt police and will not be hunting down anyone who violates a copyright! I even occasionally break rules and thoroughly enjoy doing it. The information is provided to help you make informed decisions.

Thanks for sewitsforsale site. I've registered there and will ask for help there too.

Be aware that the software is not useable, new or used, till you register it with their website and the EQ6 only allows four uses per serial number. So if you buy a used copy, you will need to see how many uses are gone already or you might not even be able to use it yourself. Their website can tell you about this. I don't think EQ7 works this way.

I have both and their support people are very good. If they have a serial number they can tell you how many uses are gone.